Assistant Finance Business Partner

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in Sheffield is looking for a finance professional to provide financial advice and manage departmental funds. The role involves ensuring compliance with external funding requirements and improving financial administration efficiency. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and experience in financial advice. This position offers a supportive work environment and numerous benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave

Generous pensions scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in providing financial information and advice.
• Operational understanding of departmental finance practices.
• Ability to work with academic and finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial information and advice.
• Ensure external funding meets objectives.
• Help improve financial administration efficiency.

Skills

Financial advice

Budget management

Communication with non-financial colleagues

Job description

Overview

University of Sheffield
Job Reference Number: 1529
Working Pattern: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Faculty: Professional Services (Department of Finance)
Closing Date: 2 October 2025

Role context

The Department of Finance provides a wide range of financial support across the whole University. The Faculty Finance teams provide advice and support to the Faculty which they are aligned to, covering departmental expenditure, budgets and all project activities. The role involves provision of sound financial advice and support direct to departments. We want you to ensure the effective management and monitoring of a range of departmental funds, including the use of the Faculty’s external projects, both research and other sources of funding.

Responsibilities

• The provision of financial information and advice, drawing on a sound proven understanding of central operations
• Ensuring external funding achieves the objectives specified by the sponsor’s terms and conditions
• Operational understanding of specific departmental and/or faculty practices with the objective of helping improve the efficiency of financial administration within the Faculty

What we are looking for

• A hardworking, pro-active hands-on finance professional
• Someone comfortable getting involved with various areas of University finance relating to departments and faculty
• Someone who is happy working with both non-financial academic colleagues as well as finance colleagues

What we offer

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.